Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
Take Care Of the Mt,

NO careful observer fa;,.
ne looks over assemblies . ~ 20 not,
portion is bald, or in q staco large
badness, which indicatass ;. o. Pa
loss of the hirsute annana the 50
percentage Of men of al s ages e.
signs OF badness has been ,esss n Who
per cent. and by some me- o, put
high even as 40 per cent. TTpserve
full observations in church, from
lecture-rooms. and political sss .aes
we are satisfied that these es at;sem(
too high, and that % or % , non
more exact estimate. eo1 cent
This J, exhibit is alarming, 20 :.
Gates that the time is Near - II i
shall be a nation of baldA l Sle
that alopecia as q disease will 1 esI.
you thin our schools, as THROUGH 10 d hn
physical deformities and n ;11a nei
extent. " III enora
What is the cause of this e,,,-
VI nall u Is not due to the hst
caps we wear, not to the clipp;nnaa 1
hair close, not to living in lIp o4
it is not due to the forms 81 t ~ l0d
consume, but, in our view, II !; loo US
due to modern methods Of trea ~ lar
the hair and scalp. The e ssaa
views prevails that the skin WIZ Hitol
the hair follicles and the del;catau
tory organs of the scalp must |s
as "clean," so to speak, as the IT, t..
hands; consequently young n tae
ronize BARRIERS or hairdressers, a AMI
or twice week they have what, i IL
o Shampoo" operation performsac
this consists in a thorough scous;s
the hair and scalp with dilute amn
water and soap, so that heayv 90.
is produced, and the glanduia. 30 :
tions, which are the natural nro,s
of the hair, and promotive Of i ttrs
are saponitied and removed. n
could be more directly destructivs
healthy growth of hair than tbi,
no one is more common,
The practice of frequently val
the head in warm or cold wealth.
home, with OF without the adiunJ
soap, alcohol, ammonia, or perfun
is deleterious and promotive Of
loss of the hair. Men in active II
business-clerks, bankers, shop.I
ers in cities-are continually Ta1
the head. Many do this night
morning, under the false notion d
is necessary to cleanliness, and
motive of vigorous growth Of
and when alarmed ut its rapid Al
pearance in early life they are at
to understand the reason. The D
ton of wax in the ear passa1
natures method of protecting the
cate machinery upon which hearin1
ponds. 1t closes the organ to ID
trance of insects and dust; and I'd
ately the secretion is, to consileI
extent, placed beyond easy interier
and thus the sense Of hearing is
tected from injurious "washouts.'
The waxy secretion which is pd
out from the glandular organs
are found in connection with
follicles of the hair is natures pro
and is designed to preserve and DR.
the wonderful and beautiful
covering. If we persist in removi
altogether we must march will
bald-pates before the frosts Of
come along to change its color.
men do not shampoo or wash tho
as often as the other sex, and
quently they are in o large degrd
empt from badness in middle lfe|
is true, however, that many won
cities make frequent visits to the
dressers, and subject their tress|
the securing" process. If this
comes common, it will not be long
fore badness will overtake the y@
mothers as we'll as the fathers, and
time will be fastened when chill
even will have no hair to destroy
ammonia or other caustic cosmetic
The advice we have to offer to ID
men and maidens is, let your
alone; keep at safe distance
hairdressing rooms and drug.sh
where are sold oils, alkaline
stances, alcoholic mixtures. etc,
use upon the hair. They are all
nicious, and will do you harm.
head and hair may be washed ocea
ally with soft, tepid water, wit
soap OF any kind. AS a rule, the
appliances needed in the care Of
hair are good combs and brushes
they should not be used harshlv,
to wound the scalp. Avoid all "elee
and wire-made brushes. No electr
can be stored in a hair-brush;
could be, it is not needed. The ha
a beautiful gift of nature, and IT.
not be destroyed.-Popular Seq
Ne1vS.